Saturn V | Apollo 17
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Saturn V · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 118th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 1,411th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 7, 05:33 – Dec 7, 05:33 UTC
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Apollo 17
Apollo 17 was the final mission of the Apollo program. The craft was crewed by Commander Eugene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt & Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans. The mission lasted for 12 days, 13 hours, 51 minutes and 59 seconds during which time Cernan & Schmitt spent 3 days on lunar surface completing three moonwalks to collect lunar samples and install scientific instruments on the surface. Apollo 17 was the last time human beings have gone beyond Low Earth Orbit.
Human Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
Crew
Gene CernanCommander · NASA
Harrison SchmittLunar Module Pilot · NASA
Ronald EvansCommand Module Pilot · NASA
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- Apollo 17 Launch - CSM Onboard Audio — lunarmodule5
